Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrap–each has his horror story, his bad dream, his night shriek. He is afraid of his friends–he is afraid of himself.

    Unrivaled as a female sleuth, she has captivated two generations of readers and filmgoers."Sleeping Murder," Miss Marple’s final case, was written when Dame Agatha was at the peak of her creative talent, and has only recently been released for publication. It marks a double farewell, first to Agathe Christie, one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, and second, to that universally beloved spinster, Miss Jane Marple. In the novel Miss Marple goes to the aid of a newlywed couple whose recently purchased Victorian home may conceal a strange and frightening secret. It's ingenious, imaginative and utterly tantalizing."Sleeping Murder" becomes even more meaningful when presented along with Miss Marple’s first adventure, "The Murder at the Vicarage," in which she must discover which of the numerous persons who confess to a seemingly impossible murder is actually guilty of the crime. The novel won unanimous critical acclaim when originally published. "Saturday Review," called it “without a doubt the best detective story Agatha Christie has written since "Roger Ackroyd.”Both vintage Christie, these two Marple adventures—her first and last—are a reader’s delight.Librarian's note: this entry is for a combination of two of the 13 books in the Miss Marple series, which includes twelve novels and one collection of short stories - "The Thirteen Problems." There are a total of 20 short stories about Miss M, seven of which can be found in other collections. Entries for each of the individual novels and short stories can be found on Goodreads.

    Determined to prove Donald’s innocence, Todd trails a set of clues from England to Australia to New Zealand, only to realize that someone is trailing him. Someone with every intention of taking him out of the picture for good…

    The Deadly Percheron, The Last of Philip Banter and Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly are unlike anything else in modern crime literature.For the first time all three have been gathered together in a single volume, and at long last reintroduce the work of a great and original writer.

    When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed. An impossible crime? Only Miss Marple can unravel it.

    Illustrated with 56 illustrations, 8 in color. Contents:A Descent into the Maelström The Cask of AmontilladoThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Gold-BugThe Black CatMs. Found in a BottleThe RavenWilliam WilsonThe Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarLigeiaThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie RogêtThe Premature BurialThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Pit and the PendulumThe Masque of the Red Death

    Twenty-three fairy tales selected from the work of Perrault, Grimm, and Andersen.

    In 17 minutes a crew of men will be swiftly crushed of agonizingly cooked, helplessly drowned or miraculously delivered. In 17 minutes they will pack a lifetime of turbulence and tragedy, cowardice and courage-in an extraordinary tale of the sea's savagery and of man's endurance.